Improvement in lanterns for trapping insects



B. r. McflUEEN.

Lantern for Trapping Insects.

No.|66,|24, Patentedluly27,1875.

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NJETERS, FMOTmuTHn'GRAPMER. WASHINGTON D 0.

UNITED STATES AIII PATENT .OFFIGE,

BENJAMIN F. MCQUEEN, OF MANAOK, ALABAMA.

IMPROVEMENT IN LANTERNS FOR TRAPPING INSECTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,124, dated July 27,1875 application filed June 9,1875.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that 1, B. F. MCQUEEN, of Manack, in the county of Lowndesand State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin Lanterns for Trap ping Insects; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination of certaindevices with an ordinary lantern for the purpose of. decoying andcapturing the boll and cotton caterpillar. moth,

or other millers hurtful to garden, orchard, or apiary, as will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichrepresents a vertical section of a lantern embodying my invention.

A represents an ordinary lantern, constructed in any of the known andusual ways. Around the base of this lantern is attached a shallow basin,B, of any suitable dimensionssay, for instance, thirteen inches indiameter, and two inches deep. Immediately below this basin, andattached to it, is a tube, G, of proper dimensions to facilitate theusing of the lantern in the field, by being "placed on the post orstake. At the top of the lantern is a horizontal screen, D, of tin,forming a reflector to economize the light by throwing it outward.Another and very important object and effect of this reflector is toprecipitate the insects into the pan below. Many of the insects willflutter, and ascend the sides of the lamp with considerable rapidity,thus coming in contact with'the reflector, and causing them to fall intothe pan, which contains water, sirup, or some other suitable liquid fordestroying them.

The advantage in thus constructing my insect-destroyer is, that thelight is equally diffused in all directions,thus alluring many moreinsects than is done where the light is partially obstructed;

I am aware that it is not new to use a lantern and pan for the purposeherein described, and therefore do not claim these features,

' broadly; but

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Incombination with the lantern A and pan B,the reflector D,placed at thetop of thelantern, as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

I BENJAMIN F. MCQUEEN. Witnesses:

W. G. BEcKWITH, B. W. YO G.

